The Life Of A Giraffe

Presented by: Diana Amaya

What Is A Giraffe?• A giraffe is a that live in

African plain.• They are the tallest mammals

in the world.• Males are about 16 to 18 feet

tall.• Females weight about 1600 to

2600 pounds.• Males weight about 2400 to

3000

The Life Of A Giraffe • Their necks are 6 to7 feet tall.

That’s a really long neck!• The tongue of a giraffe is dark

blue in color and it’s up to 18 inches long.

• They are 17 feet tall. That’s bigger than a elephant.

• Their life span is is from 20 to 25 years.

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Giraffe’s Eating• Giraffe’s eat leafs from tall

trees.• They will feed up to 100

species of plants including mimosa and apricot.

• They prefer vegetation found 17 feet off ground for food.

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Giraffe’s Birth• A mother of a giraffe gives

birth from four to five calves.• Newborn giraffes are about

six feet tall .• The newborn calve weight

150 to 200 pounds. They sure are fat!

• The newborn calves ,as they are called, start to walk within a hour of birth.

• The newborn calves have nursing from nine to eleven months.

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• Giraffe’s can die because when they give birth to newborn calves.

• They also die because the predators hunt for them and eat them.

• The population of the giraffes are decreasing each day.

Giraffe’s Death